Road Traffic and Other Unintentional Injuries Among Travelers to Developing Countries

摘要

Injuries result in nearly 6 million deaths and incur 52 million disability adjusted life-years annually, making up 15% of the global disease burden. More than 90% of this burden occurs in low- and middle-income countries. Given this burden, it is not unexpected that injuries are the leading cause of death among travelers to low- and middle-income countries, namely, from road traffic crashes and drowning. Therefore, pretravel advice regarding foreseeable dangers and how-to avoid them may significantly mitigate injury risk, such as wearing seatbelts, helmets, and personal flotation, devices when appropriate; responsibly consuming alcohol; and closely supervising children.